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State high school basketball results/schedule (THIRD ROUND RESULTS)

State high school basketball results/schedule   THIRD ROUND RESULTS Friday, March 5 AAAA at West Georgia State, Carrollton Girls SW DEKALB (25-4) 53, Loganville (19-11) 50 Boys MILLER GROVE (25-6) 65, Lithia Springs (24-6) 47   Saturday, March 6 AA...

Bond goes beyond basketball

Decatur head basketball coach Carter Wilson, right, and son Nic Wilson, a senior forward. Photo by Robert Naddra
The wide-eyed 5-year-old is sitting in the locker room next to his father, who is giving a pregame speech to his basketball team. As the father wraps up his talk, he is ready to deliver his trademark ending, but the son beats him to the punch – “...

Focus on the future: M.L. King’s Griffin swinging for a potential pro baseball career

Trey Griffin. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Trey Griffin has learned to see through the distractions. As one of the top high school baseball players in the state and a long-time travel ball player, Griffin has learned to deal with constant attention from college and pro scouts. The M.L. King s...

Revised second-round basketball schedule

The following boys basketball state playoff games have been postponed from March 2 to March 3 because of snow and icy conditions – Stephenson at Tift County, Decatur at Callaway, Banneker at Miller Grove, East Hall at Columbia, and Paideia at White...

State basketball tournament scores (First round)

State basketball playoffs, first round (Games played Feb. 26-27) BOYS Class AAAAA Johnson Savannah 70, Redan 50 Groves 71, M.L. King 60 Stephenson 50, Windsor Forest 41 Class AAAA Hiram 91, Marist 80 Miller Grove 54, Sprayberry 33 Chamblee 71, Sequoy...

Godfrey to be inducted into Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame

Buck Godfrey has been doing things his way at Southwest DeKalb High School for nearly 30 years. He has won 250 football games in 27 seasons and has helped hundreds of student athletes earn athletic scholarships. His lessons go beyond the books – he...

Recruiting coordinator helps Stephenson build record-setting class

Thornton showing off his signing day choice. Photo by Robert Naddra
Twenty-seven players were met with wild cheers as they stood at the podium in the Stephenson High School auditorium to announce which school’s college football scholarship offer they would accept. But the loudest reaction at Stephenson’s Signing ...

Weather changes athletic schedules

The Georgia High School Association state swim meet and the sectional wrestling tournaments have been rescheduled because of expected snow of Friday and possible icy conditions on Saturday. All basketball games slated for Feb. 12 or Feb. 13 also have...

Fired Dunwoody coach plans to seek legal advice

The Dunwoody football coach fired on Feb. 3 because the school “decided to go in a different direction,” said he will contact an attorney to seek legal advice regarding his termination. Mike Youngblood was relieved of his coaching duties after le...

This early bird is an Eagle

Jershon Cobb
The gym at Columbia High School opens at 5:30 a.m. Jershon Cobb knows this because on most days he is the first one through the door. The Columbia senior beats daylight and prowls the hardwood for two hours several days a week before classes start. C...